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Nature 443, 512-513 (5 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443512a; Published online 4 October 2006

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Atomic physics: Quantum leap from light to atoms

Mikhail Lukin1 & Matthew Eisaman1

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Quantum-information networks use matter for long-term storage and light for long-distance transmission. Teleporting a quantum state from light onto matter has now been achieved.

A decade ago, the idea of teleportation was mere science fiction. But following the pioneering proposal of Bennett et al.1, quantum teleportation has emerged as an important tool in quantum-information science.

  1. Mikhail Lukin and Matthew Eisaman are in the Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
    Email: lukin@physics.harvard.edu

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